DOJ Lawsuit against Apple

Extracted Attributes

• Case Name

  United States, et al. v. Apple Inc.

• Plaintiffs

  U.S. Department of Justice and 16 state attorneys general

• Legal Basis

  Section 2 of the Sherman Act

• Core Allegation

  Unlawful maintenance of a monopoly in the smartphone market

• Document Reference

  CRS Product LSB11154

• Specific Practices Targeted

  App Store restrictions, iMessage interoperability, suppression of cloud gaming and super apps

Timeline

• A House subcommittee report highlights competitive practices of major platform operators including Apple. (Source: Congressional Research Service LSB11154)

  2020-01-01

• Vox reports on the growing antitrust case against Big Tech companies. (Source: Vox via Web Search)

  2021-12-08

• The DOJ and 16 state attorneys general file a civil antitrust lawsuit against Apple Inc. in federal district court. (Source: U.S. Department of Justice)

  2024-03-21

• The Congressional Research Service publishes a legal sidebar analyzing the DOJ's monopolization case against Apple. (Source: Congressional Research Service LSB11154)

  2024-04-23

• A judge allows the Justice Department's iPhone monopolization suit to proceed following initial challenges. (Source: Mintz Insights Center)

  2025-07-02

United States v. Apple (2024)

United States, et al. v. Apple Inc. is a lawsuit brought against multinational technology corporation Apple Inc. in 2024. The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) alleges that Apple violated antitrust statutes. The lawsuit contrasts the practices of Apple with those of Microsoft in United States v. Microsoft Corp., and alleges that Apple is engaging in similar tactics and committing even more egregious violations. This lawsuit comes in the wake of Epic Games v. Apple and the enforcement of the Digital Markets Act in the European Union.

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• United States v. Apple (2024)

  United States, et al. v. Apple Inc. is a lawsuit brought against multinational technology corporation Apple Inc. in 2024. The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) alleges that Apple violated antitrust statutes. The lawsuit contrasts the practices of Apple with those of Microsoft in United States v. Microsoft Corp., and alleges that Apple is engaging in similar tactics and committing even more egregious violations. This lawsuit comes in the wake of Epic Games v. Apple and the enforcement of [...] 1. ^ McCabe, David; Mickle, Tripp (March 21, 2024). "U.S. Sues Apple, Accusing It of Maintaining an iPhone Monopoly". The New York Times. Retrieved March 22, 2024. The Justice Department and 16 state attorneys general filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple on Thursday, the federal government's most significant challenge to the reach and influence of the company that has put iPhones in the hands of more than a billion people. [...] 2. ^ "Justice Department Sues Apple for Monopolizing Smartphone Markets". U.S. Department of Justice. Retrieved March 29, 2024. 3. ^ Song, Victoria (March 21, 2024). "US v. Apple: everything you need to know". The Verge. Retrieved March 21, 2024. 4. ^ Radel, Felecia. "What the DOJ lawsuit against Apple could mean for consumers". USA Today. Retrieved March 22, 2024. 5. ^ Morrison, Sara (December 8, 2021). "The case against Big Tech". Vox. Retrieved May 5, 2024.

• Judge Allows Justice Department's iPhone Monopolization ...

  In March 2024, the DOJ, together with 16 other state and district attorneys general, filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Apple alleging that through its monopoly position in the above markets, Apple blocks innovative apps and services, making it harder for consumers to switch software and hardware.(#_ftn2) The DOJ’s suit alleges Apple maintains dominance largely through restrictions on third-party developers. For example, the DOJ claims Apple degrades the quality of cross-platform text

• The DOJ's Monopolization Case Against Apple

  On March 21, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ), together with 15 states and the District of Columbia, filed a complaint in federal district court accusing Apple of monopolizing smartphone markets in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act%20OR%20(granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section2)&f=treesort&edition=prelim&num=0&jumpTo=true). This Legal Sidebar provides an overview of the allegations in the lawsuit, analyzes some of the legal issues they may raise, and discusses related considerations [...] The DOJ's lawsuit makes Apple the fourth major platform operator to face monopolization charges from a federal antitrust enforcer in the past several years; Google is currently litigating two DOJ lawsuits, while Amazon and Meta are contesting claims filed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The firms' competitive practices were the subject of a 2020 report from a House subcommittee, which highlighted some of the conduct targeted by the DOJ's complaint against Apple. Monopoly Power [...] | | | --- | | CRS Product Type: | Legal Sidebar | | CRS Product Number: | LSB11154 | | Topics: | Commerce & Small Business | | Publication Date: | 04/23/2024 | | Author: | Sykes, Jay B. | Download PDF (593KB) Listen The DOJ's Monopolization Case Against Apple April 23, 2024 (LSB11154)

• Apple lawsuit history explained

  Apple faced two prior antitrust lawsuits from the DOJ. In 2010, the DOJ filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple and other high-tech companies, including Google, Intel, Adobe, Intuit and Pixar related to work salaries. The lawsuit stated that the companies signed contracts with one another to limit their ability to compete with one another for competent workers, which prevented employees from getting better job opportunities. [...] The 2024 DOJ lawsuit alleges that Apple's strategy relies on exclusionary, anticompetitive conduct that harms both consumers and developers. For consumers, this has resulted in fewer choices, higher prices and fees, lower quality smartphones, apps, and accessories, and less innovation from Apple and its competitors. The lawsuit also alleges that Apple has constructed its technology to extract more money from developers, content creators, artists, publishers, small businesses, and merchants. [...] Apple is one of the most influential and successful technology companies of all time. However, along with this success, Apple has also faced numerous legal challenges. On March 21, 2024, Apple was hit by an antitrust lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) alleging that the company had unlawfully exercised monopoly power with the iPhone in the smartphone market. The DOJ's action is intended to help open up the smartphone market and increase competition.

• US v. Apple: everything you need to know

  The complaint in the DOJ’s antitrust lawsuit against Apple says that the company “wraps itself in a cloak of privacy, security, and consumer preferences to justify its anti-competitive behavior.” In the press conference announcing the lawsuit, Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter said Apple’s choices have actually made its system “less private and less secure.” Read Article > Sarah Jeong ## United States v. Apple is pure nerd rage Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge [...] Buried in the 88-page antitrust lawsuit filed by the US Department of Justice against Apple is a reference to everyone’s favorite phone-projection system, CarPlay. The DOJ says that, like smartphones, vehicle infotainment systems have become a new way in which Apple exhibits anticompetitive behavior to harm consumers as well as its competitors. Read Article > Kevin Nguyen Why is the Department of Justice suing Apple? [...] Apple is facing a monumental antitrust lawsuit from the Department of Justice, and a large part of the agency’s argument centers around Apple’s alleged attempts to suppress cloud gaming services and so-called “super” apps. Namely, the DOJ claims Apple stifled the development of both types of services to maintain its monopoly on the mobile market.